Commander

Gandalf the Grey

Global commander stats

All Izzet commanders

172 Wins

379 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Gandalf the Grey is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 552 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (172–379) at an Elo of 1,573, ranking #809 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.77 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 25 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Gandalf the Grey's win rate?

Gandalf the Grey has a 31% win rate across 552 recorded Playgroup games (172 wins, 379 losses).

How long do winning games with Gandalf the Grey take?

Wins with Gandalf the Grey take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 6 days.

How many decks use Gandalf the Grey?

204 decks list Gandalf the Grey as their commander on Playgroup, of which 106 have played at least one recorded game.

Gandalf the Grey Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

809

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1573

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6

Average commander damage per game 4

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.77

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 204

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 106

No. games played with this commander 552

Total hours played 6 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1612	Samuel S	43	18	42 %
2	1591	timbolimbo	30	12	40 %
3	1534	Alex Gatewood	48	14	29 %
4	1500	JeanDank	1	0	0 %
5	1488	duchien21	1	0	0 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Gandalf the Grey wins, 62.5% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage

62.5%

Combat

20.54%

Combo

8.04%

Alternative

5.36%

Commander Damage

2.68%

Mill

0.89%

Avg win turn 8.9 based on 179 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Gandalf the Grey wins 40.41% of games from position 1 and 23.08% from position 3 across tracked games.

Seat 1

40.41% n=146

Seat 2

25.36% n=138

Seat 3

23.08% n=117

Seat 4

34.62% n=78

Seat 5

37.5% n=8

Seat 6

33.33% n=3

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Gandalf the Grey wins 30.61% after 0 mulligans and 11.11% after 3 mulligans.

0 mulligans

30.61% n=196

1 mulligan

31.82% n=88

2 mulligans

29.63% n=27

3 mulligans

11.11% n=9

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Gandalf the Grey 3.56/5 on average, across 255 self-reports.

3.56 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Gandalf the Grey wins, opponents flag the game as salty 40.8% of the time across 179 tracked wins.

40.8 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Gandalf the Grey. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.